Many American travelers avoid the European subway system, commonly called the “Metro”, while others wouldn’t travel around town any other way. And although the Madrid metro bombing incident occurred only a few years ago, there is much tighter security around the new reconstructed Madrid Metro. But strangely, a common reason why western travelers don’t use the metro is because we never learned how to use it.

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Mastering the Metro can be a huge time and money saving practice
while in all of Europe but specially in Madrid. No other means of
city transportation even comes close in saving time between sites
because stops are few & very short and because there is usually a
terminal located at most major tourist sites. There is no need to
wait with trains schedules running every 8 minutes and no waiting in
lines at the automated ticket counters. A Metro ticket, good for 10
destinations and that can be used over a period of several days, only
costs about $2.00 U.S. Dollars and there are various ticket packages
available.
MADRID METRO TIPS
1. IDENTIFY NOT ONLY YOUR DESTINATION ON THE LINE BUT THE FINAL
TERMINATION AS WELL. You will be more likely to choose the
right line if you know the final line destination because it is always
more prominently marked than the “along the way” stops on the
Metro MAPS throughout the stations.
2. REMEMBER THE COLOR OF THE LINE TO TAKE, NOT JUST THE NAME
OF THE LINE. You will want to get a good handle on the major HUBS
so that occasional major line switches go smoothly. There will be
some stairs to tackle at the HUBS when you switch lines (colors).

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